Constantinidis v R; Lazar v R (Costs) [2022] NSWCCA 248

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Constantinidis v R; Lazar v R (Costs) [2022] NSWCCA 248 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 24 November 2022 Decision date: 24 November 2022 Before: Gleeson JA; Fagan J; Lonergan J Decision: Certificates granted pursuant to ss 2 and 3 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – costs – application for certificate under Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 – successful appeal against conviction – where the Crown case critically dependent upon the credibility of Witness B – institution of proceedings unreasonable Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Constantinidis v R; Lazar v R [2022] NSWCCA 4 Cox v R (No 2) [2017] NSWCCA 129 Fejsa v R (1995) 82 A Crim R 253 Higgins v R (No 2) [2022] NSWCCA 82 R v Dunne (Supreme Court (NSW), 17 May 1990, unreported) R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v Manley [2000] NSWCCA 196 Category: Costs Parties: Achilles Constantinidis (Applicant) Ian David Lazar (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with D Barrow (Applicant Constantinidis) C Parkin (Applicant Lazar) M Kumar SC (Crown)

Solicitors: Wright and Strickland Solicitors (Constantinidis) Murphy's Lawyers (Applicant Lazar) Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2016/00013067 2014/00320266 Publication restriction: No